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In the hit show that continues the Batman storyline from the EmmyO-winning Batman: The Animated Series, two years have passed and Batman still protects the streets of Gotham City from the demented criminals that inhabit its dark alleys. But irreconcilable differences with Dick Grayson lead to the collapse of the Batman/Robin crimefighting duo and to the birth of Gotham's new hero Nightwing. Batgirl fights at Batman's side, and a new Robin takes flight after Batman's chance encounter with young Tim Drake. In these 24 thrilling episodes, the Gotham Knights face their worst enemies - Joker, Penguin, Mr. Freeze and many more - in a comprehensive 4-disc set that completes the Batman animated saga!

DVD Features:
Audio Commentary:Commentary on "Over the Edge", "Critters" and "Legends of the Dark Knight" by Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, Glen Murakami, James Tucker, Dan Riba and Moderator Jason Hillhouse
Featurette:Arkham's Finest: Inside Batman's Rogue Gallery

Studio: Warner Home Video

Format

Animated, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC

Number of Discs: 4

Running Time: 521 minutes

Languages

English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)

Batman - The Animated Series, Volume Three (DC Comics Classic Collection)

Batman - The Animated Series, Volume Two (DC Comics Classic Collection)

Batman - The Animated Series, Volume One (DC Comics Classic Collection)

Batman Beyond - Season Two (DC Comics Classic Collection)

Batman Beyond - Season Three (DC Comics Classic Collection)

« The weakest in the series » Batman: The Animated Series is a great show in its own right. The New Batman Adventures (Volume 4) is good, but not really that spectacular. For one thing, the animation has been changed, so that it looked similar to the Superman animated series that ran along with it. Some parts of the animation has improved, but the redesigns of the characters can't cut it. I hate the way the male and female anatomies are in stark contrast: the men are tall and muscular, and the women are short and skinny. In BTAS there were hardly any contrasts between men and women. Is it because boys these days prefer their girls shorter and skinnier than they are? And it's not just the anatomy, it's the villains as well. I really don't like what they did to the Penguin. I mean, Burton's re-imagining of the character made him more interesting. I enjoyed his presence in BTAS. But here in TNBA, he's back to the traditional comic book look. I do respect the comics, but the Penguin now looks very dull. I prefer his more bird-like appearance. Next, there's the Mad Hatter. In BTAS, he was of average height. But here he's now a midget. I don't have anything against midgets really, but here the Mad Hatter now looks like a stereotype of the typical Disneyesque Mad Hatter we have in our minds. Catwoman here is shorter and skinnier, and her white eyes really ruin it. She looks more of a weakling here than in BTAS. The Riddler's green suit and bowler hat have been replaced with a green jumpsuit. Why? He looked way more intelligent when he had that business suit on. Why take it away from him? Oh, and let's not forget about the Joker. His red lips are gone, and his eyes are more cartoonish. He looks less threatening in "Joker's Millions" and "Beware the Creeper" than in "Joker's Favor" and "The Laughing Fish." But not all redesigns are bad. Clayface, Two-Face, and Harley Quinn somewhat stay the same. Killer Croc looks and sounds more humane, while Bane still has that killer appearance. The Scarecrow is now more frightening than ever, though I do miss Dr. Jonathan Crane, who dons the mask in BTAS. Mr. Freeze is sorta . . . meh. As for our heroes, they're not all bad, except when it comes to Batgirl. She's in too many of the episodes, and she's sometimes annoying. And so is Timothy Drake as Robin. The creators must've created him to appeal to younger folks. He won't work well with older viewers. I can tolerate the fairly cleaner appearances of Comissioner Gordon, Detective Bullock, and Officer Montoya, though Gordon looks a lot weaker here. The episodes themselves are somewhat mixed. "Growing Pains" and "Never Fear" contain high suspense, while "Critters" and Love is a Croc" can't live up to BTAS episodes like "On Leather Wings" and "Mudslide". "Girl's Night Out" is just flat-out irritating. "Beware the Creeper" is rightfully entertaining as The Creeper falls for Harley Quinn. Episodes with Nightwing/Dick Grayson are great as well. "Over the Edge" ranks with the classics. The New Batman Adventures really is a weak point in the animated series. But it's not as bad as the horrid new series called "The Batman." .:. Rating: 3 / 5

« HALF GOOD » I love Batman TAS but The New Batman Adventures is just not as good. So lets just get to the point. The new batman adventures takes place in the same continuity as Batman TAS so just think of it as a sequel to Batman TAS. There are 24 episodes in this volume. I only enjoyed 13 episodes out of the 24. The 11 eleven remaining not so much, because either they were disappointing or just plain awful. Some bad episodes are, Critters, Beware the Creeper, Mean seasons, and the list goes on. I was really disappointed by some of the joker episodes. I'm sure they're good episodes but I just hate how the joker looks. Those stupid eyes that he has, what were they thinking? This is a Batman show, not Animaniacs. The fact that the joker looks stupid pretty much ruins most of the joker episodes for me. I just can't take him seriously, he looks like one of the animaniacs or something. BAD redesign. There were too many joker episodes in this volume and just too many average episodes. There's no Riddler episodes which is a shame. They could of made two riddler episodes and replace some crappy episodes. Another catwoman episode wouldn't of hurt. More Nightwing would of been cool. Anyways there is some GREAT episodes in the volume like , Legends of the Dark Knight, Over the Edge, Old Wounds, You scratch my back, Cult of the cat, and a few more. So this box set is pretty much a mixed bag. You have your GREAT episodes but then you have a few god awful episodes, some average episodes and some descent ones. I still want to buy this volume, believe or not, simply because I really love some of the episodes included here, especially the ones with nightwing. I already own Batman TAS volume 1-3,and I'm willing to buy volume 4, but it will be for the right price. .:. Rating: 3 / 5

« PEOPLE WHO CANT DRAW » IVE SEEN DRAWING BY MONKEYS THAT HAD MORE DEPTH. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE DAYS OF REAL ANIMATION LIKE WICKED CITY GHOST IN THE SHELL 8MAN. HELL EVEN LOONEY TOONS .WHATS WITH ALL THIS SAMURI JACK STYLE????? IF YOU CANT DRAW SEMI PHOTO REALISIM THAN DONT BOTHER BECOMING AN ANIMATOR DO THE WORLD A FAVOR AND BECOME A PASTERY CHEF LIKE YOUR ANCESTORS. .:. Rating: 1 / 5